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Re: [PATCH]: ser-tcp.c: Use `localhost' as default hostname
- To: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: [PATCH]: ser-tcp.c: Use `localhost' as default hostname
- From: Michael Snyder <msnyder at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 13:21:11 -0700
- CC: gdb-patches <gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Organization: Red Hat
- References: <20010731210714.A3717@cygbert.vinschen.de> <3B684BBA.4090209@cygnus.com>
Andrew Cagney wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't like to type
> >
> > target remote localhost:1234
> >
> > all the time. It"s possible to abbreviate it to
> >
> > ta r localhost:1234
> >
> > but I don't see a need to type `localhost'. I would like to have
> > `localhost' as default if no hostname is given like in:
> >
> > ta r :1234
>
> I don't have an opinion. Does anyone strongly object or concure with this?
I think it's a great idea. The default for "host" should be "this host".
And like Stan says, it shouldn't do any harm...